How to make Homemade Apple Butter | Useful Knowledge

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

cinnamon

🥗Healthier: cinnamon extract

💰Cheaper: mixed spice

Mixed spice can provide a similar flavor profile.

Peel and cut up each apple into chunks.

Add the cut apples to a 7-quart Lodge pot.

Add 2 cups of water to the pot and turn the heat to medium.

Cover the pot and check after 5 minutes.

Stir the mixture after 5 minutes and cover again.

Continue checking every 5 minutes until the apples are soft, about 40 minutes total.

Use a whisk to break down the apples into a smooth consistency.

Measure the apple mixture; it should yield about 10 cups of applesauce.

Add 5 cups of brown sugar to the apple mixture.

Add 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of cloves to the mixture.

Mix everything well with the whisk.

Preheat the oven to 250°F and place 12 8 oz Mason jars inside.

Place the lids of the jars in a small pot of water and turn on to low heat.

Turn the heat up to medium to bring the apple butter to a boiling point.

Canning using the open kettle method: transfer the hot apple butter into the hot jars quickly.

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